When you see this image, do you immediately recognise it as being synonymous with that gorgeously simple, educational and brilliantly illustrated world of Eric Carle?
We actually don't own the most famous of his books, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, but Fern just might find it in her stocking this Christmas! We do own a couple of the others though, including a little miniature box-set of hard cover booklets that Fern quite literally carries around and stares at for hours. With just one image on each page, this book has gone a long way to assisting Fern to recognise scores of animals and I constantly find these little books all about the house...
Then, yesterday I made an exciting fabric discovery...
A quick google search revealed some very funky designs using these fabrics:
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Isn't that little girl's dress just the absolute sweetest?
... and I got to thinking - couldn't you design an awesome and gender neutral nursery from this range of fabrics? Covered lampshades... curtains... cot quilts... the ideas are endless! Well, the ideas are endless, but unfortunately the spare hours in my day are not.
But with resolve for the new year, I'm off to Etsy (unless you know somewhere local I can source it inexpensively) to see if I can buy me some of this fabric, I really really want to make Elliott a little pair of nappy covers out of the spotted fabric and a little matching decorated singlet from the caterpillar cutout. Wouldn't that just be the cutest on little Eli? Surely I can manage that?!